Combined cigar-lighter and advertising-machine.



A. J. .KOBLER. COMBINED CIGAR LIGHTER AND ADVERTISING MACHINE.

Patented Jan. 30, 1912.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 5, 1909. 1,01 5,807.

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COMBINED CIGAR LIGHTER AND ADVERTISING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY5,1909.

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ALBEBT J. KOBLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

' COMBINED CIGAR-LIGHTER AND ADVERTISING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1912.

Application filed May 5, 1909. Serial No. 494,103.

vice are combined and has for its object to' provide a device of thiskind Which, when operated to ignite the cigar lighter will.automatically present a different advertisement to view and at the sametime illuminate the interior of said device to attract attention to theadvertising matter.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features ofnovelty will be pointed out in the appended claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure lis a front elevation of my improved device; Fig. 2 is a cross sectionthereof on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section onthe line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4: is a cross section on the line M of Fig.3 and Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of the electrical circuit.

The apparatus comprises a casing 1 of any suitable configuration and isprovided in its front wall with one or more openings 2 which preferablycontain glass or other transparent material. A hollow arm 3 is securedto the front wall of said casing and extends outwardly therefrom to apoint easily accessible. The free end of said arm 3 carries an electriccigar lighter 4 of any customary and usual construction. The end Walls 1of the casing 1 are provided with inwardly extending projections 5 and 5in axial alinement with each other and arranged to rotatably support acylinder 6 preferably made of glass or similar substance. The surface ofthis cylinder 6, on which the advertising matter 7 is secured by pastingor otherwise, is adapted to move in a circular path adjacent to theopenings 2 of the casing 1. A socket 8 arranged to receive an electricincandescent bulb 9 is carried by a tube 10 secured to the projection 5.The tube 10 extends inwardly from the projection 5 which is hollow andis further provided with a radial opening 11 the purpose of which willbe more fully described hereinafter. .A ratchet 12 is secured to orforms part of the one end face of the cylinder 6 which is adjacent tothe projection 5 and cooperates with a pawl 13 pivotally mounted on alever 14. The lever 14 has an operating handle 14 and is mounted to rockon the projection 5 being maintained in and returned to its normalposition by means 'of a spring 15. A member 16 forming part of a knifeswitch is secured to said lever 14: and is arranged to engage twostationary resilient and separate members 17 forming the remainder ofthe said knife switch.

18 is a spring which engages the outer periphery of the cylinder 6 andserves as a brake to prevent undue movement of said cylinder when thelever 14 is operated.

The one switch member 17 is connected by means of a wire 19 with thecigar lighter 4, which is also connected by means of a wire 20 with abinding post 23 and through the medium of a wire 2 1 with a source ofelectricity and the other member 17 is connected by means of a wire 21with one terminal of the electric lamp 9. The other terminal of saidlamp 9 is connected by means of a wire 22 with a binding post 23 whichin turn is connected throughthe medium of a wire 24 with the source ofelectricity. Both wires 21 and 22 pass through the radial opening 11'and through the tube 10 to the lamp 9.

If desired a'number of cigar cutters may be provided at proper points onthe casing which cutters comprise pivoted levers 25 each having a knifeedge 26 and an operating handle 27 extending through a slot 28 in thecasing 1. The knife edges 26 are movable adjacent to openings 1 in thecasing 1 into which the end of the cigar is inserted, springs 29 servingto maintain and return the levers 25 in and to normal position.

In operation each time the handle 14 of the operating lever 14 is pulleddown, the cylinder 6 will be caused to rotate through the medium of theratchet 12 and pawl 13 so as to present'new advertising matter to viewthrough the openings 2. At the same time the switch member 16 willengage the members 17 and complete an electrical circuit in which thelighter 4 and the lamp 9 are included so that the lighter is incondition for use and the interior of the cylinder 6 is illuminated.This illumination of the glass cylinder will also illuminate theadvertising matter thereon and will attract attention to the matterwhich is visible. through the openings 2. The attention of the personoperating the lighter is thus involuntarily drawn by the sudden lightingup of the visible matter, it being understood that the-openings 2 andthe lighter 4 are so positioned relatively to each other, that a personlighting a cigar, cigarette or pipe at the lighter can easily andconveniently read the matter displayed while in the act of using saidlighter. As soon as pressure is removed from the handle 14 the spring 15will return the lever 1A to normal position, the pawl 13 meanwhileriding over the ratchet 12 to a position where it drops behind a newtooth. As the switch member 16 is disengaged from the members 17 throughthe returning of the lever 14 the electrical circuit will be broken,thus rendering the lighter 4 and the bulb 9 inoperative. The device isnow in a position to repeat the operation with this difierencethat owingto the fact that the pawl 13 is in position behind a different tooth ofthe ratchet 12 a different portion of the surface of the cylinder 6 isbrought opposite the openings 2 and correspondingly differentadvertising matter is presented to view. It is to be understood that theswitch members 17 are disconnected andinsulated from each other so thatthe electrical circuit is complete only when the lever 14 has been moveddown and the member 16 engages both members 17.

The device may be hung at a proper and convenient height on a wall ormay be otherwise suitably supported.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the nature ofmy inven freely swing about the axis of said cylinder,

a pawl on said lever adapted for engagement with said ratchet to. rotatesaid cylinder as the lever is operated and a switch member on said leveradapted to engage said stationary switch members as the lever isoperated to rotate the cylinder and close the circuit to energize thecigar lighter and lamp.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

A. J. KOBLER.

Witnesses: R. THALMAN F. AUTENRIETH.

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